US2248200A - Glove - Google Patents

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July 8, 1941. H s, ROWLES 2,248,200

GGGG E July 8, 1941. H. s.fRow| Es GLOVE Filed Nov. 20, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .unw lllllllllllll I\ Patented July 8,:194l

STATES PATENT OFFICE Claims.

My invention consists in new and useful improvements in gloves and glovel patterns and relates more particularly to' the manufacture of dress gloves wherein perfection in t is essential.

I am familiar with various patterns and methods heretofore employed in the manufacture of gloves and have found that in most instances where an effort has beeen made to provide a glove, particularly of the dress type, to conform substantially to the shape of the hand, it has been necessary to employ a relatively large number of pieces of material from which it naturally followed that a maximum of stitching was required. Furthermore, even though great care has been taken.in cutting and stitching in order to adapt .the glove itself to the peculiar shape of the human hand, considerable stretching and straining of the material and seams has been necessary.

It is also Well known that in the human hand, the fingers are at least one-half inch longer at the back of the hand than vat the palm due to the webs between the fingers and, in a number l of instances, glove designers have taken this into account in cutting glove patterns; that is, they have cut the fingers longer on the back section of the pattern than on the palm section, employing a fourchette on the sides of the fingers. However, the fourchettes heretofore employed have proven unsatisfactory in that they do not accurately compensate for this difference in 'the length between the back and front portions of the lingers.

It is therefore the primary object of my invention to overcome these disadvantages and to provide a glove pattern by means of which the peculiar anatomy of the human hand may -be covered by a shaped piece of material joined together by a minimum of seams to another correctly shaped piece of material for enclosing portions of the fingers in such a manner that the resulting glove provides a maximum freedom of movement for flexing the hand and using the fingers and thumb. This result is accomplished ,by completely adapting and fitting the pattern to the contours of the hand in such a. scientific way as to form a natural fitting glove, whereby in .nowise does the material employed have to be soft, yielding, stretched, or strained to adapt itself to the shape of the human hand.

Another object of my invention is to provide a glove composed of two pieces of materialwith a minimum of seams, whereby a decided saving in labor and material is effected in addition to the superior wearing and fitting qualities of the glove.

A further object of my invention resides in so designing the pattern that in the glove blank cut therefrom, the ball portion of the thumb is formed integral with the back portion of the glove, and the corresponding .back and wrist portions of the thumb are'formed integral 'with the palm section of the glove.

A still further object of my invention is to accurately compensate for the difference in length between the front and vback of the ng'ers by providing a novel fourchette consisting of a strip of material substantially straight along one edge and suitably shaped along the opposite edge, whereby the resulting glove has fingers joined by a continuous strip without seams at the webs between the fingers, or over the tips of the fingers.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel features hereinafter set forth, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particuarly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings in which numerals of like character designate similar parts throughout the several views,

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved glove pattern.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the fourchette formed of a continuous strip.

Fig. 3 is a. perspective detail of a glove made in accordance with this pattern, illustrating the palm portion of the glove, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view similar to Fig. 3 Ibut showing the back portion of the glove.

In the drawings, referring particularly to Fig. 1, the pattern from which my glove blank is cut consists of a palm section A and a back section B. Formed integral with the palm section are fingers C, D, E and F, and a thumb portion G, while integral with the back section B are formed finger portions C', D', E' and F', and thumb portion G'. It will be apparent that the linger portions C to F, inclusive, on the palm section A are shorter than the complementary finger portions C' to F', inclusive, on the back section B, for the reason, as heretofore pointed out, that due to the webs between the fingers of the human hand, the palm sides of the fingers are in reality shorter than the back sides of the ngers.

As will .be clearly seen from Fig. 1 of the drawings, the outer edge of the palm section A is curved inwardly from the extremity of the index iinger F, toward the palm where it merges with the inner edge of the thumb portion G which projects in a. direction corresponding to the finger portions. The outer edge of the thumb section G curves outwardly to a predetermined point and then inwardly toward the wrist portion W.

On the back section B, the outer edge of the index finger F curves outwardly to a predetermined point where it merges with the downwardly and inwardly curved edge of the thumb portion G which projects in a direction opposite to that of the fingers.

Referring to Fig. 2, H represents the fourchette pattern which runs from the tip and inside edge of the small finger to the tip and inside edge of the index finger. This fourchette is in the form of a continuousstrip of material substantially straight along one edge Winch, as will later appear, is stitched to the palm face of the fingers, and is provided with an undulated contour on its opposite edge which is stitched to the back face of the fingers with the apexes of the undulations between the iingers to compensate for the added length of the back portions of the ngers.

Along the edges of the glove pattern proper and the fourchette, I have indicated a series of matching points which serve as a guide in matching adjacent edges and in stitching when the glove blank is assembled. These matching points are indicated by the numerals I to 24, inelusive.

In making a glove in accordance with my invention, two blanks are rst cut from a piece of suitable material such as leather, or the like, corresponding in shape to the giove pattern proper A, B, and the fourchette pattern H. The glove blank is then folded-along the line .1 -x, bringing matching points I, I; 2, 2; and 3, 3 into register as shown in Fig. 4. Thumb section G' is first folded over along line y, then upwardly along line z, bringing matching points 4, 4; 5, 5; i, 6; l, 1; 8, 8; and 9, 9 into register.

The stitching starts at I and continues to 9, where it is discontinued, thus seaming from the wrist portion to the crotch of the thumb at the back of the hand, entirely around the thumb to its crotch at the palm of the hand, and up nearly to the tip of the index linger.

'I'he fourchette H is then inserted with its straight edge adjacent the edges of the palm side of the fingers and respective matching points at the edges of the fourchette and corresponding edges of the finger portions are brought into register. Stitching is then resumed, starting at 9, running around the index finger F to II, around the next nger E to I3, around the next finger D to I5, and around the inner edge of the small finger C to the point I1. of the fingers and fourchette are then stitched, starting at I'Iaround the inner edge of the small linger C to I9, around the finger D' to 2|, around the finger E to 23, and along the inner edge of the index nger F to point 9 where the fourchette ends.

Thus, I provide a glove which is devoid of stitching in the palm, by cutting the palm or ball of the thumb from the back sectionv of the glove blank, and the corresponding back portion of the thumb from 4the palm section of the glove blank, employing a continuous seam from the wrist portion adjacent the thumb around the edges of the thumb and up to the end oi' the index linger to close all but the inner edges of the lingers.

Furthermore, a glove provided with my improved ourchette aiords perfectly fitting fingers due to the specially shaped strip between the fingers. The resulting glove has lingers joined by a continuous strip without seams at lthe web between the fingers or over the tips of the fingers, thereby allowing full iinger movement without stretch or strain and without pieced seams as in the conventional glove construction.

' While I have shown and described my improved glove blank proper as being composed of a single piece of material, I may in some instances, for the sake of economy and fully utilizing the material employed, make this blank from two separate pieces of material. In other words, the palm and back sections A and B of Fig. 1 may The back portion be cut from separate pieces and joined by a seam along the line :r-:z: instead of a fold. Obviously, this in no way departs from the basic principle of my invention as hereinabove set forth.

Furthermore, while I have shown and described an improved fourchette for use primarilfin the manufacture of dress gloves, it will be understood that conventional fourchettes may be employed if desired in connection .,/with the hand blank hereinabove described.

From the foregoing, it is believed that the construction and advantages of my invention may be readily understood by those skilled in the art without further description, it being borne in mind that numerous changes may be made in the details disclosed Without departing from the spirit of my invention as set out in the following claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a glove formed of a single blank having palm and back sections foldable along a line adjacent the little linger, a thumb, the palm portion of' said thumb being formed integral with the back section of said blank, and the back portion of said thumb being formed integral with the palm section of said blank.

2. In a glove formed of a single blank having palm and back sections foldable -along a line adjacent the little linger, a thumb, the palm portion of said thumb being formed integral with Y the back section of said blank, and the back portion of said thumb being formed integral with the palm section of said blank, the adjacent side edges of said folded blank being joined by a single continuous seam extending from the wrist portion, around the thumb, and substantially to the tip of the index finger. I

3. A glove blank comprising a. single piece of material foldable along a central line to form palm and back sections, finger portions oi' a predetermined length integral with said palm section, complementary finger portions of greater length than said rst named finger portions integral with said back section, a thumb portion integral with said palm section and extending substantially in the direction of said nger portions, adapted to form the back of a finished thumb, and a complementary thumb portion integral with said back section extending in a direction away from the finger portions oi' said section and foldable to form the palm portion of the finished thumb.

4. In a glove having palm and back sections, a thumb, the palm portion of said thumb being formed integral with said back section, and the back portion of said thumb being formed integral with said palm section.

5. A glove blank including palm and back sections, finger portions of a predetermined length integral with said palm section, complementary finger portions of -a greater length than said first named'finger portions integral with said back section, a thumb portion integral with said palm section and extending substantially in the direction of said iinger portions, adapted to form the back of a finished thumb, and a complementary thumb portion integral with said back section, extending in a direction away from the linger portions of said section, and foldable to form the palm ramon of the mashed thumb.

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